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WHEN MOTHER LETS US MODEL' 


THE JOY CHILDREN 




































































































































































WHEN MOTHER 
LETS US MODEL 


A BOOK TO TEACH CHILDREN THE USE OF CLAY, GIVING 
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING PRACTICAL TOYS AND 
USEFUL OBJECTS AND GRADED SUGGES¬ 
TIONS FOR ARTISTIC MODELING 


By HELEN MORTIMER £DAMS 


Illustrated by the Author 




NEW YORK 

MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY 

1916 



Copyright, 1916, by 
MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY 

All Rights Reserved 




JUN -5 1916 

©CI.A431371 


/. 

* 


The author wishes to express her appreciation 
of the co-operation of Miss Grace L. Brown, In¬ 
structor in Kindergarten Education, at Columbia 
University, who by suggestion and criticism, has 
helped to make this little book of practical value, 
not only to children and mothers, but also to 
teachers. 







TABLE OF CONTENTS 


To Mothers and Teachers . 





PAGE 

13 

To Children. 





15 

Materials . 





17 

Clay. 





18 

Painting . . . 





20 

Shellacing. 





21 

Suggestions About Working . 





22 

Suggestions of Things to Make . 





25 

Cookies and Cakes .... 





29 

How to Make Marbles . 





32 

A Game Made of Clay . 





36 

Beads Made of Clay 





39 

Vegetables . 





46 

Dishes for Dolly .... 





50 

Birds . 





53 

Animals. 





59 

How to Make Tiles 





63 

How to Use Spools for Designs 





66 

Useful Things Made of Clay 





68 

How to Make Candlesticks . 





72 

How to Make Boxes 





76 

Pottery . 





80 

How to Make Hanging Boxes 





84 

Designs from Nature 





87 

How to Make Clay Pictures 





92 











TABLE OF CONTENTS 


RHYMES 

PAGE 

A Good Rule. 24 * 

The Joy Family. 27 

Cookies and Cakes .gg 

Marbles.. 

Rainy Days.3 5 

Beads.. 

Shellacing.43 

Playing Store.44 

Mushrooms.47 

Dolly’s Party. 48 

Birds .. 

Easter Eggs.55 

The Circus. 58 

Squash Seeds. 52 

Tiles.63 

Willing Helpers.71 

A Valentine.75 

Making Pottery .7p 

Lovely Flowers .go 

Ending.. 












LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 


The Joy Children . 





PAGE 

Frontispiece 

Early Pottery 






. 16 

Skewers and Clothespins 






17 

Clay and Jar . 






18 

Paint Box .... 






20 

Shellac .... 






21 

How to Cut Clay . 






22 

Animal Parade . 






28 

Cookies and Cakes . 






31 

Playing Marbles 






33 

Bag of Marbles 






34 

Decoration 






35 

Clay Game 






. 37 

Decoration 






38 

Clay Beads 






41 

How to Shellac 






43 

Playing Store . 






45 

Mushrooms 






. 47 

Dolly’s Party . 






49 

Dolly’s Dishes . 






52 

Clay Birds 






55 

Easter Eggs 






. 57 

Elephants 






60 

Clay Animals . 






. 61 

Squash Seed Decoration 

. 





62 

Tiles . 






. 65 












LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 


PAGE 

Spool Designs. 67 

Useful Things Made of Clay. 69 

Six Candlesticks.73 

Candlesticks * . ..74 

Boxes.77 

Pottery. 81 

Different Styles of Pottery. 83 

Hanging Boxes. 85 

Flower Holders with Raffia.86 

Ivy.88 

Designs from Flowers.89 

Bas-relief of Flowers.91 

Bas-relief of Birds.93 

Frog .94, 









TO MOTHERS AND TEACHERS 


Clay modeling is one of the most interesting 
and profitable occupations for children of all ages 
as well as for artists. Because it is simple and plas¬ 
tic, clay lends itself to many different treatments 
and uses. Every child has a natural desire to make 
mud pies, and to city children who have been denied 
this privilege, modeling is an excellent substitute. 
When a piece of clay is given to a child the im¬ 
pulse may be to pat it or pound it or, perhaps, roll 
it; at once a cookie or ball is suggested to the child’s 
mind. The mother may hint that the ball looks 
like an apple; naturally the child will then make a 
dent for the top and try to put a stem on the other 
end. The material should be used in just this way, 
the child being allowed freedom to follow his own 
impulses, the mother suggesting ideas as a definite 
form is presented. Never say to the child, “ do 
it like this,” but always allow freedom in the ex¬ 
pression of his own ideas, for in this way he will 
be creating, not copying. 

When a child models, the best tools are his fin¬ 
gers. He learns to use his hands skillfully at the 
same time developing a sense of touch and power 
of observation; and as modeling is constructive, the 
child is made happy by constructing and creating. 

Objects in every-day life that have been modeled 
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should be brought to the child’s attention, such as 
dishes, pottery and various forms of decora¬ 
tion. The making of bricks may be explained to 
older children. If you are living near a clay pit, 
a brick yard or pottery, by all means take the child 
to see it and explain how the clay is taken from 
the earth, how bricks are made by the combination 
of clay and other substances and the various proc¬ 
esses of pottery making. All this will give an 
added interest to the work. 


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TO CHILDREN 

Hundreds of years ago there were people who 
had no dishes of any kind and needed them badly. 
One day they happened to find some clay on the 
ground and discovered that they could mold it with 
their hands. They found that by leaving these 
molds in the hot sun or in the fire, they became 
very hard; so in this way they learned to make 
dishes and jars for water. These pieces of pottery 
they used to decorate by scratching designs on 
them with a sharp-pointed stone or piece of flint. 
They also colored the pottery with dyes made from 
the bark of trees or juices of berries. This is the way 
modeling began. Since then clay has been used in 
many different ways, and modeling has developed, 
from a very crude and primitive art, into what is 
known as a fine art. All our beautiful statues, our 
dishes, vases, coins and even pennies are first 
modeled in clay. 

Mud pies, sand piles and clay are all one family. 
Things you make out of mud or sand do not keep, 
but things you make out of clay will last a long 
time and, for this reason, you must make them the 
very best you know how. If you use care and 
thought in your work, you can make all kinds of 
toys and many useful things for the house and you 


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may be able to make things beautiful as well as use¬ 
ful. Even if you do not succeed the first or second 
time you must try again, and I am sure you and 
your little friends will have lots of fun. 











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MATERIALS 

Clay, about five pounds. 

Two small boards about ten by twelve inches. 

Small boards like the tops of starch boxes are 
also good to use. 

Water color paints for decorating. 

White shellac for varnishing. 

Small bristle brushes for painting and shellac¬ 
ing. These are better to use than camel’s hair 
brushes. 

Small sticks such as toothpicks or meat skewers; 
these can be used when necessary ( as supports. 
Skewers or pieces of clothespins, shaped on the ends 
as in the picture, are very useful in the work; use 
them to make lines, poke holes or to smooth out 
backgrounds or the surface of your object; also for 
tracing when needed. 










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CLAY 

Clay can be bought at any school supply house, 
art store or pottery. It costs from three to six 
cents a pound and five pounds are enough at first. 
It should be wrapped in a piece of damp ticking 
and kept in an earthen jar. Always keep the tick¬ 
ing moist but not too wet. If the clay should dry 
out at any time, it may be softened by sprinkling 
with water and then kneading it. When dry, it 
easily crumbles and if stepped on, makes a lot of 
dirt; so be careful not to drop any on the floor. 

As clay shrinks when drying out, always model 
an object a little larger than you expect to have it 
when finished. When you do not finish what you 
are making and have to leave it for an hour or so, 
always cover it with a damp cloth. This will keep 
the clay moist so that you may continue the work; 
otherwise it will dry out and you will not be able 
to work on it. When you have finished an object 








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put it in a warm place to dry. When clay is half 
dry, it may easily be cut with a sharp penknife and 
in this way you may add finishing touches or cut 
designs in the clay. Small objects will dry in an 
hour; the larger the object, the longer it will take 
to dry. Clay sometimes cracks while drying out, 
but these cracks need not worry you. When the 
object has thoroughly dried carefully fill up the 
cracks with more clay. 


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PAINTING 

Never try to paint an object until it is quite dry. 
Always allow the first coat of paint to dry before 
painting it a second time. If you wish to paint 
something white use bathtub enamel. This costs 
about ten cents a can and you will need about four 
coats. Enamels of other color can also be used, or 
gold and silver paint. The clay can be made differ¬ 
ent colors by working dry paint into it with a flat 
knife. This dry, powdered paint may be bought at 
any paint store. 









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SHELLACING 

After the object has been painted, a coat of white 
shellac will give it a glossy finish and make it more 
durable. White shellac costs twenty-five cents a 
pint. Apply it with a bristle brush and, as it is 
very sticky, be careful in using it. Shellac drys in 
ten or twenty minutes and should never be touched 
before it is dry, as your finger will stick and make 
a bad spot. 

When enamel has been used to paint with, it is 
not necessary to use shellac, as enamel has a glossy 
finish. If you shellac anything which has been 
painted white, the shellac will give it a yellow tone. 

Always clean the shellac brush in alcohol as soon 
as you are through using it. If the shellac seems 
too thick, it may be thinned by adding a little 
alcohol. You must be very careful never to use 
the alcohol near a fire of any kind—lighted matches, 
lamps or gas. 











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SUGGESTIONS ABOUT WORKING 

You may work on the porch, indoors or in the 
garden. Work on a small table like a kitchen table. 
Cover this with oilcloth or paper to keep it clean. 
If you have two small boards, put the lump of clay 
on one and work on the other. It will be well to 
mold the clay into a lump like a loaf of bread. 
When you need a piece to work with, hold a string 
taut in both hands and with the string cut down 
through the clay, making a piece like a slice of 
bread. This makes a good piece to work with and 
by cutting in this way you do not make any crumbs. 
Always remove any little pieces of grit or dirt from 
the clay as these make rough spots and so cause 
trouble. 

The best way to obtain a good result is to start 
work with something definite in mind that you 













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wish to make. If you know how to draw, first 
sketch the object or your design on paper, as this 
will make the work easier. It is not wise to try 
to model, paint and shellac all in one day. There 
is a good rule to follow on the next page: 


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A GOOD RULE 

’Twill make it easier for you 
To plan on Monday what to do. 

Then Tuesday quickly sketch it out 
Lest you forget what you’re about. 

The work on Wednesday well begun, 
Will almost seem to be half done. 

If Thursday sees the object right 
Put on the color gay and bright. 

When Friday comes, shellac it well 
Then set aside to dry a spell. 

On Saturday your friends may see 
What you have made so prettily. 

Because you’ve worked your very best 
On Sunday you may have a rest. 


WHEN MOTHER LETS US MODEL 


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SUGGESTIONS OF THINGS TO MAKE 
LITTLE GIRLS AND BOYS 

Young children like to play with clay just as 
they enjoy playing mud pies, making vegetables, 
cookies and cakes and loaves of bread and also 
plates to put them on. They enjoy playing store 
with these things. They also like to make marbles 
to play with. They enjoy making different kinds 
of buttons, these they can color and shellac and 
sew on pieces of material. They like to make 
beads and string them. They try to model animals 
similar to their toys or pets, such as cats, dogs, rab¬ 
bits, birds and chickens. Making the letters of the 
alphabet and numbers out of strips of clay, also 
appeals to them, and to make words with the clay 
letters is an easy step in spelling. 


OLDER GIRLS AND BOYS 

Older children enjoy making toys and games, but 
things that are more useful, such as tiles, candle¬ 
sticks, flower pots, vases and boxes with covers 
make a stronger appeal to them. These objects 
are practical and can be used as gifts. They also 


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enjoy modeling birds and animals, flowers, fruits 
and vegetables. The fact that these when finished 
can be used to play with is an added interest. 


BIG GIRLS AND BOYS 

Still older children will enjoy making things that 
are useful and also have merit from an artistic 
point. They are old enough to draw and create 
designs from nature, using plants and animals as 
their models. They like to make pictures in clay, 
especially pictures illustrating stories they are fond 
of. Boys enjoy constructing architectural objects 
such as bridges or archways, and also relief maps, 
coloring the different countries or states. Making 
toys for younger children is still another interest. 
A 44 clay party ” may easily be planned and both 
children and grown-ups would especially enjoy the 
occasion on rainy days. 


WHEN MOTHER LETS US MODEL 


27 


THE JOY FAMILY 

There’s Papa Joy and Mama Joy, 

And Johnny Joy and Jen; 

There’s Tommy Joy whose age is four 
And all are good children. 

They are a happy family 

That’s why they’re called the “ Joys,” 

And all because they make of clay 
Most interesting toys. 

Small Baby Tom he loved to pat 
His little lumps of clay 

And made them into cookies flat. 

With which he liked to play. 

But girls are good at making things, 

So Jen, whose age is seven, 

Makes dishes small for dolly dear 
And beads all smooth and even. 

John Joy, he was the elder son, 

Loved best to model toys, 

Then paint them all in colors bright 
To give to girls and boys. 


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Then Papa Joy and Mama Joy 
Play they are children too, 

Make lots of lovely things and show 
The children what to do. 

So work and play and mold the clay 
You happy girls and boys, 
A’making things with which to play 
Like all these little Joys. 



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COOKIES AND CAKES 

A Baker was Tom in his play, 

Fine cookies and cakes did he make. 

O course, they were all made of clay 
And never a one did he bake. 

Take five small lumps of clay each about the 
size of an apple. Roll each lump in your hands 
until round. Now see if you can make five cakes, 
each a different shape. Pat the first ball until 
it is quite flat, just like a pancake. 

You may also pat the second ball, then scallop 
the edge and put a little piece of clay in the center 
for a raisin, just like the cookies Mother makes. 

Roll the third lump between your hands until it 
is long and round like a sausage. Bend it around 
and fasten the ends to make it look just like a 
doughnut. 

You may roll the fourth ball between your 
hands until it is a little longer; then see if you can 
shape it to look like a lady-finger. Perhaps 
Mother will get you a real lady-finger to look at. 

Pat the fifth ball flat and see if you can make 
it star-shaped like Christmas cookies. The easiest 
way to make a star is to cut two pieces of paper 
like A and place one over the other as in B. If 


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you will dry all these little cakes you can play 
store with them. Perhaps you can make a plate 
for your cookies and cakes. Ask Mother for a 
plate to look at. Take a large lump of clay and 
flatten it out, keeping the edge round. Now begin 
to bend up the edge a little all around. Rubbing 
the clay with a wet finger helps to smooth it. You 
must make the plate large enough to hold the 
cookies and cakes. You may also try making some 
biscuit or hot-cross buns, a little gingerbread man 
or any of the things you see in the bakery. Make 
as many of each kind as you like. 



COOKIES AND CAKES 






























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HOW TO MAKE MARBLES 

Johnny made some marbles round 
With little lumps of clay. 

He painted them all colors bright 
And used them in his play. 

All boys like to play marbles and very good ones 
can be made of clay. You must be careful to make 
them just as round as you can or they will not 
roll. You must also make them a little larger than 
you want them to be when finished, for they will 
shrink when drying. 

Make a large marble first, then as many small 
ones as you want. Roll a lump of clay between 
your hands or with the tips of your fingers until 
quite round. When the marbles are finished put 
them in a warm place to dry or, if possible, bake 
them in an oven for an hour or so. This will make 
them hard. 

Paint them with water colors, each a different 
color. If necessary, give them a second coat of 
paint, but not until the first is dry. When the paint 
is dry, varnish them with shellac, which will make 
them bright and shiny and keep them from break¬ 
ing easily. Shellac one half of each marble, then 
set it aside to dry and, when quite dry, shellac the 



PLAYING MARBLES 




























































































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other side. Do not let them touch one another 
when wet, as the shellac is very sticky. Use a piece 
of corrugated pasteboard to set the marbles on 
while drying. 

Girls may make marbles for their little brothers, 
and also a little bag to keep them in. Big boys and 
girls will enjoy making marbles for the younger 
children to play with. 








WHEN MOTHER LETS US MODEL 


35 



RAINY DAYS 

Good children all on rainy days 
Within the house must stay, 

But there’s lots of fun for every one 
When there’s a game to play. 






































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A GAME MADE OF CLAY 

There is a very good game which you can make 
with clay and which is just as much fun for grown¬ 
ups as for little folks. 

To make the game, take a good sized lump of 
clay and smooth it out on your board with an old 
kitchen knife. It should be inch thick and 
l l /2 inches square. With a ruler measure off the 
half inches on each side, making a mark with a 
sharp point. With a string held taut in both hands, 
cut through the clay from one mark to the opposite 
mark, making 225 little squares. Do not move 
the squares until they are dry; then you can even 
up the rough places with a penknife. 

The next thing to do is to color the squares. 
Put them all together in the form of a large square. 
First paint the square in the middle, suppose you 
paint it red. Next paint the row of squares that 
is around the middle square, making them all the 
same color, perhaps green, and so on, painting 
every row of squares a different color. When all 
have been colored, give them a coat of shellac. The 
game is now finished, but you must find a flat 
square box to keep it in; a handkerchief box would 
be a good one to use. On the inside of the cover 
draw the same number of little squares. This plan 




CLAY GAME 













































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or diagram you can use when making designs with 
the squares. 

You and your little friends can have great fun 
rearranging all these pretty little squares and see¬ 
ing how many different designs you can make by 
moving them about. 

Grown-ups will enjoy making this game for the 
children. It is also an excellent game to use to 
teach children the different colors. The game can 
also be made with fewer squares or the squares 
could be made larger in size, but there should al¬ 
ways be an uneven number of squares so that there 
will be one in the center. 

Boys who like to build things would enjoy mak¬ 
ing small bricks in this way; then when they have 
been colored and shellaced use them to construct 
with. 












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39 


BEADS MADE OF CLAY 

Beads for girls are just the thing 
So let us now make some, 

All bright and gay upon a string. 

You’ll like them every one. 

All girls like a string of bright beads. Many 
very nice ones can be made of clay. Not all beads 
are round; they are made in many different shapes. 
After you have made the beads you can string them 
and, when dry, color them. You may also decorate 
them, putting bright stripes on some and little dots 
or flowers on others. Many beautiful strings of 
beads may be made in this way. These beads can 
be worn on several strings together used as a deco¬ 
ration in a room or studio. A fringe of small beads 
might be used on a lamp shade or on a handbag. 
Some large fancy beads nicely decorated can be 
used on the ends of cords for handbags or fans. 

Start by making some little round ones, just as 
round as you can and all the same size. Put a tiny 
lump of clay in the palm of your hand and roll it 
with the tips of your fingers until round. String 
the beads while wet, using a long thin needle and 
a piece of heavy silk doubled and twice as long as 
you need. Put the beads aside to dry and when 
they are quite dry, paint them with water colors. 


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To paint the beads, fasten the end of the double 
string to something so that you can hold it taut; 
then put the first bead on the end of a needle, thus 
holding it firmly while you paint it; then push the 
bead towards the end of the string. When the 
paint is dry give the beads a coat of shellac and 
they will then have a nice glaze. The shellac is 
so sticky that you must try to keep it off your 
hands; and don’t let the beads touch one another 
or they will stick together. 

After you have made a few beads you will be¬ 
come quite expert and can make other kinds like 
those in the picture. A string of beads like A 
may also be graduated in color. Make the large 
bead darkest and each bead lighter towards the 
end of the string. 

If you wish stripes on the beads, give them a 
coat of paint, let this dry, and then put on the 
stripes. Beads like B have a little dot made with 
a sharp point when the clay is wet. When dry, 
paint the beads all over; again allow to dry, and 
then paint the flower a different color. These 
beads are green, with the flower blue and the small 
beads between are blue. 

The string C has a large flat bead in the center. 
When this bead was wet three grooves were pressed 
in with the back of a knife; when dry, the bead was 
painted red and the grooves black. Then come 



CLAY BEALS 

































































































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three square beads, two of them black with an 
orange one in the center; then a long red bead 
with three grooves painted black, and so on. 

Boys will enjoy making beads for it is such fun 
to make new kinds and decorate them. 


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SHELLACING 

Shellac is very sticky stuff, 
With care you must apply it. 
Be careful not to use too much; 
Touch not until you dry it. 






























































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PLAYING STORE 

“ Oh let’s play store,” said little Jen 
To Johnny Joy one day. 

“ Let’s model vegetables and then 
We’ll sell them in our play.” 



PLAYING STORE 




































































































































































































































































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VEGETABLES 

Many different kinds of vegetables can be made 
of clay. They are not good to eat but will keep 
for a long time and are excellent to play store with. 
A potato is easy to make. Select a potato to look 
at as you work and choose one with an extra bump 
as this makes it more interesting. 

Onions and beets are quite similar in shape, but 
the ends are different. Try modeling an onion 
that has begun to sprout; also select a beet with 
a long hairy end. Tomatoes are good to model 
as they vary in shape. Peas are very interesting 
as you may first model a closed peapod and then 
make an open one, showing the little round peas 
inside the pod. When you have made these things, 
it will be well to try something more difficult, such 
as a bunch of radishes with the leaves on, or a 
bunch of carrots. If you wish to play store with 
these vegetables paint them the right color and then 
shellac them, then they will not break so easily. 
Put the vegetables in small pasteboard boxes or 
in little baskets to display them. You can also 
make some clay money to play with and some clay 
weights for the scales. 

Ask Mother for three mushrooms from the store, 
of different shapes, and see if you can model them 


WHEN MOTHER LETS US MODEL 47 

in a group. First model the round top and, with 
a skewer or tooth-pick, make the markings on the 
under side. In the center poke a hole for the stem. 
Make a good fat stem so that it will stand up and 
then fasten it firmly in its place. Make the other 
two mushrooms and then make a base for them to 
stand on. The base should be round and about an 
inch thick. Set the three mushrooms firmly in 
place. 


Under mushrooms, I’ve been told, 
The fairies like to play. 

I do not know if this be true 
When they are made of clay. 










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DOLLY’S PARTY 

Six plates and cups and saucers, 
Some bowls, a dish or two, 
And then a three-piece tea set 
You’ll like to make, I know. 

With all these nice new dishes 
You ought to have a tea. 
Invite in all of dolly’s friends 
And see how pleased they’ll be. 



DOLLY’S PARTY 

















































































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DISHES FOR DOLLY 

All girls like to play doll’s house and will enjoy 
making some real dishes to play with. A bowl is 
a good thing to make first. Take a small lump of 
clay about the size of a large marble and roll 
it between the hands. Holding the ball in the palm 
of your left hand, begin with the middle finger of 
your right to make a hollow in the center by work¬ 
ing it round and round. Smooth out any imper¬ 
fections by wetting a finger and rubbing over the 
surface of the bowl. Make the top edge even and 
then turn the bowl upside down and put a small 
strip of clay around the base for it to stand on. 
Rub this in place with a wet finger. 

Then make some little cups. You can mold them 
over the end of your finger. Make a little strip 
for the handle and fasten it firmly into place. You 
can easily make the saucers and also the plates. In 
making the plates, start with a round lump, flatten 
it out on your board, keeping it round and, with a 
knife, slant the edge all around. This is the bot¬ 
tom of your plate. Now turn it over on your 
board, put your finger in the center of the plate, 
and rub it round and round until the center is flat, 
leaving an edge around the plate. Make as many 
bowls, cups and saucers and plates as you need and 


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set them aside to dry. Then make some platters. 
They are made like the plates but they are oval 
in shape. 

The tea-pot, sugar-bowl and cream-pitcher are 
made last, for they are the most difficult. It is 
better to make the pitcher first for it is like a 
large cup with a nose in front, put a handle on 
the back and the pitcher will be complete. 

Next make the sugar-bowl. Take a small, round 
lump of clay and work a hole in the center with 
your finger. Keeping one finger inside the bowl, 
build up the sides by adding little pieces of wet 
clay and rubbing them in place. Be sure that the 
wall is of even thickness all around. Put a handle 
on each side and make a little cover to fit the top. 
Make the tea-pot in the same way but a little larger. 
When you have finished the body part, make the 
spout and rub it firmly in place; and, with a knit¬ 
ting needle, poke a hole through the spout so 
it will pour. Do not pull the needle out for this 
will pull the spout off; but gently turn it like a 
screw and it will come out. Add a handle, make 
a cover and set all the dishes aside to dry. While 
the dishes are wet you must handle them very care¬ 
fully, but when half dry, you may often add to 
them, correct little mistakes or make the rough 
places smooth. 

When the dishes are quite dry, you may paint 


52 WHEN MOTHER LETS US MODEL 

them with water colors. Never put on a second 
coat of paint till the first is thoroughly dry. When 
the paint is dry, shellac the dishes. This is some¬ 
times difficult because the shellac is so sticky. It 
is better to shellac the inside of the dishes first, let 
them dry and then do the outside. The shellac will 
prevent them from breaking easily, but like all 
dishes they will break if not handled carefully. 

The dishes in the picture were blue with a little 
decoration in white. 









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BIRDS 

All kinds of birds and little chicks 
And geese and ducklings too, 

Can easily be made of clay 
If you’ll read what to do. 

Every bird is made up of two egg shapes, one 
large egg for the body and a smaller egg for the 
head. You will see by the picture how the shape 
varies according to the kind of bird you want to 
make. If you have some real birds or chicks it 
will help you in your modeling to look at them. 

When you have made the two eggs, join them 
firmly together with a little clay. If necessary, 
put a tooth-pick through to support the head. 
Then shape the head a little and make the bill and 
eyes; model the wings, join them to the body and 
then add the tail, supporting it with a tooth-pick 
if necessary. Always use two tooth-picks for the 
legs covering them with clay. They form a sup¬ 
port for the body. 

You can work out the story of the chicken in 
clay, first the egg, then the egg with the little 
chick’s head just out, then the little chick entirely 
out. At Easter-time you can model some little 


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b- 

chicks to give away and very pretty Easter eggs 
can also be made of clay. These you can paint and 
decorate, then shellac them. When quite dry, tie 
a piece of ribbon around and make a bow. 





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EASTER EGGS 

Some Easter eggs made out of clay, 
All painted up in bright array. 
Shellaced and tied with ribbon gay 
Are very nice to give away. 

















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THE CIRCUS 

A Circus sure is lots of fun 
There’s always room for every one. 

And grown-up folks and old folks, too. 
Like it as much as children do. 

A Circus sure is lots of fun 
And plenty of work for every one. 

To make one would be a great delight 
On a rainy day or a winter’s night. 


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ANIMALS 

It would be great fun to try modeling some 
animals like the ones you see at the circus or the 
zoo, or you can model some cats, dogs or rabbits 
or any of the animals you see in the country, in 
fact you can model any kind of animal you like and 
make as many as you want to. After you have 
finished them and the clay is dry, paint them and 
give them a good coat of shellac, then you can use 
them to play with. 

When modeling an animal, first roughly build it 
up with clay as near the general shape and propor¬ 
tion as possible. Work on all parts, not just in 
one spot. When this animal begins to look like 
the real one then you can add the finishing touches. 
For the small animals, always use toothpicks or 
skewers to model the legs on; these serve as a sup¬ 
port to the body. If you wish to model a large 
animal you will need a rough framework to sup¬ 
port the clay. Make this similar to the one in the 
picture, using wood for the body and legs and 
copper wire for trunks or tails. Fasten the wire 
with a double-pointed tack and always make the 
end of the wire S-shaped; this prevents it from 
moving back and forth. If you model some 
elephants, put the tail on last, first stick a wire into 


60 WHEN MOTHER LETS US MODEL 

the body, then cover it with clay. The elephant’s 
tusks can be cut out of soft wood and put in place 
while the clay is wet. 

Things which have been modeled on a framework 
are likely to crack when the clay dries out, but these 
cracks need not worry you, for when the clay is 
quite dry you can carefully fill them up with more 
clay. 

A bear sitting down or standing on his hind legs, 
or an elephant on a ball would be great fun. The 
elephant can be painted gray and a little red cover¬ 
ing made for his back. You can also make a little 
red tub for him to stand on as in the picture. 












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SQUASH SEEDS 

Ten or twenty squash seeds 
All in a row; 

Try to make designs with them, 
You’ll think it fun, I know. 



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HOW TO MAKE TILES 

You need not make your tiles like these, 

For many other kinds will please. 

Just think of those that you like best 
And patient work will do the rest. 

Many pretty and practical tiles may be made 
with clay. Suppose you try one about five inches 
square and one inch high. Take a large piece of 
clay and smooth it out with an old kitchen knife. 
Measure, with a ruler, five inches on all sides and 
cut away the extra clay. Smooth the edges with a 
wet finger. As this is the bottom of the tile, run 
the knife carefully under it and turn it over. 
Smooth the top surface. Then plan your design. 
It is always well to draw the design on paper first. 
Very good designs may be made by pressing spools, 
squash seeds or buttons into the clay as on tiles 
1, 2 and 3. You may also make a line design with 
the sharp end of a skewer or pencil, or use the 
flat, round end for making holes. 

When pressing in the design the clay must not 
be too wet. These designs may also be carefully 
filled in with clay which has been mixed with dry 
paint to color it. The designs, instead of being 
pressed in, may be raised by first outlining the 


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design and then building it up with extra 
clay. 

When the clay is dry, you may remove or correct 
little mistakes with a sharp penknife. The tiles 
may be painted and the designs worked out in con¬ 
trasting colors and, when dry, shellaced. Always 
shellac one side and let it dry thoroughly before 
doing the other side. 



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HOW TO USE SPOOLS FOR DESIGNS 

Spools of different sizes are very useful for 
pressing designs into the clay, especially when you 
are making tiles or boxes or anything where the 
design is repeated. 

Attractive designs can also be cut on the spools 
and so add interest to the work. First smooth the 
end of the spool by rubbing it with sandpaper. 
Draw a simple design similar to those in the pic¬ 
ture and cut away the unnecessary wood. 

You will find many uses for these little designs in 
your work; they can be modeled in clay, larger size, 
and when finished and painted and shellaced, can 
be used for paper weights. 


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USEFUL THINGS MADE OF CLAY 

Very pretty and practical trays may be made of 
clay. When they are dry, they may be painted, 
decorated and then shellaced. They may be used 
for pin trays or to hold pens and pencils. You 
may also make a paper weight to match the tray 
and a little inkstand like A to hold a small glass 
inkwell like B, and a cover for it. The tray, paper 
weight and inkstand, with the same decoration and 
painted to match, would make a nice desk set. You 
may also make a stamp box and a pair of candle¬ 
sticks to match the desk set. 

In making the tray, start with a flat base eight 
and a half by four inches and about a quarter of 
an inch thick. Smooth the surface with a kitchen 
knife. Turn up the edge a half inch all around 
and put aside to dry; but do not try to take it off 
the board. The tray may also be made oval if 
you prefer that shape. 

The paper weight in the picture is a solid block 
four by one and three-fourths inches; but you may 
make yours any size or shape you prefer. The ink- 
stand has a round base three inches across and a 
cover to fit the top but, if you desire, you may give 
yours a different shape. When these articles are 
half dry, you may trim them up with a sharp pen- 






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70 WHEN MOTHER LETS US MODEL 

knife and also cut a design in the clay. The same 
design should be used on all. 

You may also make napkin rings for the entire 
family and one for dolly. Make a different decora¬ 
tion on each or perhaps a raised monogram on one 
of them. The napkin rings should be well painted 
and well shellaced. 

There are other useful things you can make of 
clay and, no doubt, you will think of many of them. 


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WILLING HELPERS 

Ten little fingers quick and small 
Are willing helpers for us all. 

We look and see what they can do. 
Then we just have to tell them to. 


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HOW TO MAKE CANDLESTICKS 

There are many different kinds of candlesticks 
that you can make of clay. These when finished 
and well painted and shellaced are quite practical 
to use. You can make a pair to match your desk 
set. 

The first candlestick in the picture is the simplest 
to make; the one next to it shows how it might be 
elaborated by making it to represent a flower such 
as the pond lily. The base is the leaf of the pond 
lily and the handle the stem. Numbers 3 and 

4 are other types; these are a good size for 
general use and could also be made more elaborate, 
but the simpler ones are usually the best. Numbers 

5 and 6 are other styles; number 6 is also made to 
represent a flower, the holder being the flower and 
the base made of the leaves. This is also painted 
like the flower. 

When making candlesticks roughly, model the 
general shape and proportion. When the clay has 
dried out a little you can work out the design, cut¬ 
ting away the clay in places with a penknife. 

If you make a tall candlestick, use a frame work 
to model it on. The frame may be a single piece 
of heavy wire with a spiral turn at the end like 
“ A,” or a thin piece of wood notched about one- 



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74 WHEN MOTHER LETS US MODEL 

half inch from the end and two pieces of wire 
twisted around at right angles like “ B.” This 
frame work makes the candlestick more solid and 
prevents it from breaking in the middle. 

A pair of candlesticks can be painted to match 
the decorations of a room. You will think of many 
different kinds to make and many different ways 
of decorating them. 













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A VALENTINE 

A heart-shaped box made out of clay 
Which you have nicely painted, 

Would do quite well to give away 

To some one sweet on Valentine’s day* 


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HOW TO MAKE BOXES 

Many useful little boxes may be made of clay. 
They can be decorated in many ways and made 
round, square, oblong or heart-shaped or in any 
other form you please. If you make a large box 
do not try to move it from the board until the clay 
is dry. 

To make the round box, mold a base the size you 
wish the box to be; the base may be cut out with 
something round like a glass. On the base, build 
up the sides about two inches, keeping the walls of 
even thickness. They should be about an eighth 
of an inch thick. Smooth the surface and set aside 
to dry. The cover should be the same size as the 
base of the box. About an eighth of an inch from 
the edge of the cover, fasten a small strip of clay. 
This will prevent the cover from slipping off. Be 
sure the cover fits the box. It is best to make these 
boxes with thick walls and, after they are half dry, 
you may trim them down with a penknife. You 
may also cut in a design while the clay is half dry. 
Simple raised designs may be put on the box or, 
when it is dry, a design may be drawn on it with 
pencil and then cut in with a penknife. A mono¬ 
gram may also be put on the cover. 

These boxes may be nicely painted and the de- 



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sign worked out in another color. When finished, 
shellac them, first on the inside; let it thoroughly 
dry before doing the outside. You will think of 
many different kinds of boxes to make, many dif¬ 
ferent ways of decorating them and many uses to 
put them to. 


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MAKING POTTERY 

You’ll think it fun, I have no doubt 
To take an ugly lump of clay 
And smooth and pat and round it out 
Then shape it with care the very best way. 

And if you do your work just so 
That ugly looking lump of clay 
A thing of beauty soon will grow 
Your patient effort to repay. 


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POTTERY 

You will see from the picture that making pot¬ 
tery is a process of building up. The lump of 
clay, rounded out, makes the base. By molding 
or shaping it, it will soon begin to look like a bowl. 
You may add pieces of clay to the bowl, always 
smoothing out any imperfections as you work and 
taking care that the wall is of even thickness. As 
the jar grows in size, keep one hand inside as a 
support while, with the other hand, you shape and 
smooth the surface. Finish the top by adding a 
strip of clay for a rim. If you desire, you may 
add handles, rubbing them firmly in place. It 
will be well, before trying to make any elaborate 
pieces of pottery, to make some small bowls and 
simple dishes. When they are dry, they may be 
trimmed, if necessary, with a penknife and then 
painted and shellaced. 

These small pieces you can handle freely, but 
when making a larger piece it is not wise to re¬ 
move it from the board until it is finished and quite 
dry. By moving it you are likely to spoil the 
shape and make weak spots where the clay bends. 
These are likely to become cracks when the clay 
dries. 

You can make some very attractive pieces of 



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pottery by using colored clay. To color the clay, 
mix dry paint with it and work it in with a knife. 
When using clay that has been colored in this way 
the hands become quite discolored, so it is really 
better to make your piece of pottery and color it 
after it is dry. You can use water colors or what 
is known as “ slip.” 

Slip is made by taking a little clay and adding 
the dry color to it. This you thin out by mixing 
with a little gum arabic which has been mixed with 
water until it is about the consistency of cream. 
To this mixture should be added a little dextrine 
powder, which adds sticking quality. The gum 
arabic and dextrine powder are inexpensive and 
can be bought at any drug store for a few cents. 
The slip should be applied with a brush. 

When the color is quite dry, the piece of pottery 
may be shellaced or a more artistic effect can be 
obtained by rubbing the outer surface with bee’s- 
wax. This fills in the little holes and gives a pleas¬ 
ing soft finish instead of a gloss. If bee’s-wax is 
used for the outside, the inside should be given sev¬ 
eral coats of shellac; this helps to strengthen the 
walls. 

Pottery does not always have to be smoothly 
finished. Often artistic results are gained by leav¬ 
ing a rough surface or by making the clay appear 
to drip over the edge. A piece of this kind might 


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be painted in two colors, a blue body color and a 
gray color around the top dripping over the blue. 

These pieces of pottery will not hold water, but 
a glass of water may be placed inside to hold 
flowers; or they may be used for dry leaves or arti¬ 
ficial flowers. I am sure that as you work you will 
think of many different shapes and color effects 
you can make. 












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HANGING BOXES MADE OF CLAY 

Attractive little hanging boxes or j ardinieres can 
also be made of clay. These, if well painted and 
thoroughly shellaced, are quite practical. It is not 
wise to put water in them, but a little tin cup or 
dish can be set inside to hold the plant, or a glass 
of water can be placed inside to hold flowers, pieces 
of wandering Jew or ivy. 

The two little hanging boxes like “ A ” are easily 
made, but do not depend on the little handles to 
hang them by, for they are not strong enough. 
Arrange the cord so it crosses at the bottom and 
bring it up through the little handles; these keep it 
in place. The wheel at the top has a groove in it 
like a pulley wheel. This could also be made of 
clay or a wooden wheel could be used. 

The round jardinieres like “ B ” and “ C ” are 
more difficult to make as there is no base to rest 
them on while working on them. It is best to work 
all over them, roughly getting the general shape 
and proportion, then set them upside down to dry. 
Place something under them to help support the 
walls while they are drying, something similar in 
shape if possible. When the clay has dried out a 
little they can be smoothed up and the finishing 
touches added. If desirable, a simple design can 



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be cut in with a penknife. Always try to arrange 
the cord so it gives good support to the jardiniere. 
You can also knot raffia around the jardiniere, 
making long braided loops to hang it by. A couple 
of large clay beads, painted the same color as the 
jardiniere, for the loops to pass through, would look 
well. 

A fern dish can also be made of clay. It does 
not have to be like the one shown here, but can be 
made any shape or size you like. A small one to 
hold a tiny fern would look attractive and make a 
nice gift. You will need a tin dish to set inside to 
hold the fern and it would be wise to find this first 
and then model the fern dish to fit it. Little tin 
boxes, such as candy boxes or baking powder boxes, 
can often be used for this purpose. 









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DESIGNS FROM NATURE 

If you can originate your own designs, when 
working with clay, you add interest to the work. 
You may get ideas from flowers and leaves, or even 
from the cross section of an apple which, if you 
look at it carefully, you will see represents the 
apple blossom. 

Draw your flower on paper and then see how 
many different ways you can arrange it or how 
many different designs you can make by adding 
lines or by using the leaves and stems of the flower. 
You may make the design to fit a square or a circle. 

The designs in the picture were made from the 
dogwood blossom, which is a good, simple flower to 
use. The first design is just the flower, using two 
circles as a background. The second design is the 
flower with a leaf and stem in each corner. A 
square in the background helps to hold the design 
together. The third design is made almost in the 
same way but because the lines have been changed 
it looks quite different. The fourth shows how you 
may vary your design by making the leaves turn 
over and also by detaching the petals from the cen¬ 
ter of the flower. If you look at a real dogwood 
blossom you will see that the center is made up of 
tiny flowers. 


88 WHEN MOTHER LETS US MODEL 

All these designs can be worked out in clay and 
will help to give you ideas about using other flowers 
for designs. 

Another way to use flowers and sprays of leaves 
is to make a clay base, smooth out the surface, then 
firmly press the leaves into the clay; then carefully 
remove them. This will give you the shape of the 
leaves and the veining. If you like, you may build 
up on this impression with pieces of clay until the 
design is raised. 

















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LOVELY FLOWERS 

In summer lovely flowers come, 
Then like a dream they go. 
If you can only model some 
They’ll always stay with you. 



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HOW TO MAKE CLAY PICTURES 

Making clay pictures is great fun and is easily 
done. The illustration of the flowers and of the 
birds getting their dinner will suggest some ideas to 
you. First draw your picture just the size you 
want it when finished. Then make your clay base 
and on it lay the drawing and lightly outline it. 
Take tiny strips of clay and lay over the outline. 
Then begin to fill in the outline with more clay, 
rounding the picture as you work. 

The part of the picture nearest to you should be 
raised the most and worked out more than the 
parts that are farther away. When you have 
finished your picture, a raised border of clay around 
the edge would look well. Do not try to move the 
picture until the clay has dried, if any cracks appear 
carefully fill them up with more clay. 

You may make pictures of birds, animals, houses 
and trees, lighthouses and windmills; or flowers and 
butterflies, bunches of grapes or other fruits. You 
may try to copy some picture you are fond of or 
make up an original picture for some story you 
know. 

Clay work of this kind is called “ in relief ” or 



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“ bas relief/’ while things modeled like the frogs 
below are called “ in the round.” 

Boys would enjoy working out the story of the 
frog in clay; how it develops from a tiny egg to a 
tadpole, then a pollywog, then a real frog. 









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ENDING 

My little friends, the book is done, 

But now your work is just begun, 

For you must try to make of clay 
All these nice things with which to play. 

Besides the things that I have told 
You’ll think of others you can mold. 
I’m sure you’ll find it lots of fun 
And like them all when they are done. 


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